TrailVerse for Claude
Connect Claude to live National Park Service data. Real alerts, real weather, real itineraries — for all 470+ NPS sites.
Install in ClaudeWhat You Get
TrailVerse connects Claude to live National Park Service data so your trip planning is grounded in real-time conditions, not outdated training data.
Plan a Trip
AI-powered day-by-day itineraries with live alerts, weather, and crowd data
Park Details
Live weather, alerts, entrance fees, hours, campgrounds, permits, activities, and Google Maps
Compare Parks
Side-by-side comparison of 2–4 parks on weather, crowds, fees, activities
Search Parks
Find parks by state, activity, or name across all NPS sites
Find Events
Ranger programs, guided tours, and special events with dates and locations
Multi-Turn Planning
Refine and extend plans across messages — "now add day 4" just works
Real Conversations, Real Data
TrailVerse gives Claude live park data — road closures, weather, crowds, fees — so every answer is grounded in what’s actually happening.
Plan a Trip
Live conditions check
Claude pulls real-time road closures and alerts before planning — Tioga Road and Glacier Point Road are closed, so it routes around them automatically.
Actionable itinerary
Packing lists based on real weather, driving time warnings, and Google Maps links for each day of your trip.
Compare Parks
Side-by-side with live data
Real-time temperature, crowd levels, entry fees, and top activities pulled from both parks at once.
Opinionated recommendation
Not just data — Claude picks the better option for your situation with kid-friendly trails, heat risk, and specific reasons why.
Search & Park Details
Discover parks by state
Ask “what parks are in Washington state?” and get all 17 NPS sites — ranked with insider takes on what makes each one worth visiting.
Deep dive on any park
“Tell me more about Olympic” pulls live weather, active road closures, fire impacts, and current conditions — not stale training data.
Find Events
Ranger programs and special events
Daily ranger talks, guided rim walks, comedy nights, and film screenings — with times, locations, and whether they’re free.
Context when there’s nothing scheduled
No events? Claude explains why and suggests what you can still do — self-guided stops, dark sky windows, and heat safety tips.
Install in Under a Minute
Claude.ai
Pro / Max / Team / Enterprise
- 1Open Settings → Connectors
- 2Click “Add custom connector”
- 3Name: TrailVerse, URL: paste from below
- 4Click Add — TrailVerse tools appear in your conversation
Requires Pro, Max, Team, or Enterprise plan. Free plan users cannot add custom connectors.
Claude Code
CLI
Run this command in your terminal to add TrailVerse as a user-scoped MCP server:
After adding, TrailVerse tools will be available in every Claude Code session. You can verify with:
Example Prompts
Once installed, try asking Claude any of these.
“Plan a 5-day trip to Yellowstone in September with my fiancée”
“Is Going-to-the-Sun Road open right now?”
“Compare Zion and Grand Canyon for a family trip in June”
“What national parks are in Washington state?”
“Are there star parties at Bryce this month?”
“Plan a 3-day photography road trip through Utah’s parks”
Your Data, Transparently
What leaves Claude
When you use a TrailVerse tool, Claude sends the tool parameters (park name, state, dates, your trip request) to our server. For multi-turn trip planning, the messages within that planning session are sent to enable follow-ups like “now add day 4.” Sessions expire after 2 hours. No Claude account data, billing info, or unrelated conversation history is transmitted.
What we log
We log tool calls (park code, timestamp) for rate limiting and reliability monitoring. No personally identifiable information is stored. Logs are retained for 30 days.
Data source
All park data comes from the National Park Service API (nps.gov). Weather data from OpenWeatherMap. We do not sell or share any data.
Limits
Free to use. Trip planning is rate-limited to 5 requests per 48 hours; park details, search, compare, and events have generous shared limits.
Ready to explore?
Install TrailVerse in Claude and start planning your next trip with live data from 470+ NPS sites.